Glider

N126NK

Schweizer SGS 1-26E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
675
Class
Glider
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
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Registration record

N126NK on the FAA register

Type
Schweizer SGS 1-26E
Serial
675
Engines
—
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2015-07-10
Airworthiness date
1978-05-06
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A06B32
Mode S (octal)
50065462
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N126NK.
  • 1978-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N126NK

N126NK is a Schweizer SGS 1-26E, serial number 675. It is registered to co-owners. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 10, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated May 6, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N126NK. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-02-23 Accident · San Jose, CA Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · LAX92LA124
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N126NK registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THAT THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S (CFI) MISJUDGED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A LONG LANDING, THE CFI'S IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO A GO-AROUND WITH PARTIAL POWER, AND THE FAILURE OF THE CFI TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL IN THE INITIAL CLIMB SEGMENT OF THE PARTIAL POWER GO-AROUND RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION PERFORMED BY THE OPERATOR'S MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AFTER THE INITIAL STUCK VALVE DEFICIENCY AND THE DECISION OF THE CFI TO OPERATE THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DISCREPANCY.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.